coffe table fish tank

[tboy]

hi. I just got a coffe table fish tank n don't know what to do. I'm thinking of a refuge but don't know where to start. the coffe table has no place to keep the lights unless i have to put right on top of the table which i'm not really mine. Any suggestion please help or any direction for me to build a refuge please tell.
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[ophiura]

Ah, I think I have seen those.
If it is the same I have one answer:
Goldfish.
I can't see doing anything else in there...just not stable enough, no good filtration, etc.

 

[mn1467]

ACTUALLY Fresh water ANGEL FISH. I have one my angels are doing great in there I took the glass top off and added Live plants looks awesome. They have been in there about 2 years now. I would not use it for saltwater though you cant set-up a good filtration system on it you have to use an undergravel filter and small filters that fit on the side of the tank

 

[ophiura]

MN1467 -
So did you keep the top off, or have you been able to use it as a coffee table?
I admit the concept is cool...but definitely not good for saltwater. I am also just not sure on gas exchange if you don't take the top off?

 

[mn1467]

When I first started it I used it as a coffetable with my angels then I took the top os so I can add mangrove plants they used to hang over the top until my two-year old started to pull on them. Now palnts are inside the tank but I still have the top off

 

[mn1467]

I can add the top whenever I want but I have to break the tank down soon anyway doing construction on my house have to move everything around

 

[tboy]

what do u guys think of a fuge?:happy:

 

[ophiura]

I'm not sure I understand...plumbed in as part of a larger system or just a tank with macroalgae, etc?
Still going to have gas exchange issues, IMO, unless you leave the top off.
Even as a stand alone system, I think you will have issues with water circulation, etc.

 

[mn1467]

I am not exactly sure how a fuge is setup but IMO I do not think the COFFE table will be you best option. You are probably better off setting up a nice freshwater tank with it and go out and buy a 30 gallon tank for you fuge. With the coffe table not many places for circulation reason 1 I believe you need a deep sand bed for a fuge and the coffe table is only about 12in high. your power heads probably will not fit on the sides of the tank this is only my opinion I would keep asking around maybe someone can help you on this.

 

[mn1467]

Come to think of it the table is only about 9in high with about a 3in lift on the bottom that is not part of the inside of the tank